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INDIANAPOLIS — Monta Ellis netted 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Indiana Pacers, 81-73, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Ellis added nine rebounds and six assists, while Dirk Nowitzki registered 18 points and six boards for the Mavericks, who have won six of their last seven games. Lance Stephenson had 13 points and 10 rebounds, George Hill scored 14 points and Paul George tallied 12 points and seven boards for Indiana, which has dropped two of its last three on the heels of a four-game winning streak. The Pacers’ 73 points scored was a season low.

San Antonio 104, Boston 92

BOSTON — Tim Duncan scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, Marco Belinelli flirted with a triple-double and the San Antonio Spurs downed the Boston Celtics, 104-92, at TD Garden. Belinelli finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the Southwest Division leaders’ fourth win in six games on their nine-game road trip. Boris Diaw and Patty Mills contributed 18 and 16 points, respectively, for the victors. Boston had won four of five coming into the last game before the All-Star break for both teams and had six players score in double figures, but it still wasn’t enough. Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 16 points.

Houston 113, Washington 112

HOUSTON — James Harden’s go-ahead layup with 0.7 seconds left lifted the Houston Rockets to a 113-112 victory on Wednesday night. John Wall sunk a pair of foul shots to stake Washington to a 112-110 advantage with four seconds to play. Harden drew an away-from-the-play foul prior to the ensuing inbounds and made the free throw to get the Rockets within a point. Harden then got the ball at the top of the arc and split a pair of Washington defenders before driving in for the easy layup. Kevin Seraphin’s turnaround jumper from the left wing at the horn was off the mark. Harden finished with 35 points, six rebounds and six assists, Dwight Howard tallied 24 points and 16 rebounds and Chandler Parsons added 18 points, 12 boards and six assists for Houston,

Minnesota 117, Denver 90

MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Love scored a game-high 32 points to go with 11 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-90 rout of the Denver Nuggets at the Target Center. Corey Brewer added 22 points and five steals.

LA Clippers 122, Portland 117

LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin had 36 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers prevailed 122-117 in a see-saw affair against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center.

New Orleans 102, Milwaukee 98

MILWAUKEE — A forgettable first half of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks appropriately ended in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, thanks in part to a late missed dunk by Ersan Ilyasova.

Memphis 86, Orlando 81

ORLANDO, Fla. — Zach Randolph scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 86-81 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

Toronto 104, Atlanta 83

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 104-83 drubbing of the Atlanta Hawks and head into the All-Star break on a high note.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kyrie Irving scored seven of his 23 points in the final 30 seconds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

Sacramento 106, New York 101 (OT)

NEW YORK — Jimmer Fredette poured in a career-high 24 points off the bench, and the Sacramento Kings headed into the All-Star break on a high note by coming through with a hard-earned 106-101 overtime victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Fredette shot a scorching 6-for-8 from 3-point range to help the Kings snap a seven-game road losing streak, while Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas contributed 20 points apiece to the win. Gay forced overtime with a successful jumper with 20.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, while Thomas capped his night with a game-sealing basket in the final seconds of extra time. DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Sacramento before exiting the contest in the fourth quarter with a strained left hip flexor. Carmelo Anthony tuned up for Sunday’s All-Star Game with a 36-point, 11-rebound effort, but the Knicks blew a 12-point second-half lead and fell for the fourth time in five games. Amar’e Stoudemire added 20 points on 10-of-15 shooting in the loss, with Tyson Chandler amassing 17 points and 11 rebounds for New York.

Utah 105, Philadelphia 100

SALT LAKE CITY — Alec Burks notched 26 points in a reserve role to help the Utah Jazz edge the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-100, from EnergySolutions Arena. Gordon Hayward stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Utah’s third straight win heading into All-Star weekend. Marvin Williams tallied 13 points with a season-high 14 rebounds, while Enes Kanter and Richard Jefferson both contributed 12 points in the triumph. Burks and Hayward shot a combined 24-of-26 from the free throw line, while the Sixers made 18-of-23 as a team. Utah’s reserves outscored Philadelphia’s, 56-10. All five Philly starters reached double figures, with Evan Turner’s 21 points leading the way in a losing effort. Thaddeus Young and Michael Carter-Williams each netted 19 and Spencer Hawes scored 16 with 11 boards.

Miami 111, Golden State 110

OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James one-upped fellow All-Star Stephen Curry just before the buzzer Wednesday with a stepback, fallaway 3- pointer to give the Miami Heat a thrilling 111-110 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors battled back from a 21-point second-half deficit and held two leads in the final 1:22, the second coming when Curry beat Mario Chalmers off the dribble and banked in a runner while getting fouled with 14.6 seconds remaining. Curry drained the additional free throw for a 110-108 advantage, and Miami simply gave the ball to James instead of calling a timeout. James dribbled away the clock and tried to shake Andre Iguodala at the top of the key. Iguodala played textbook defense and had a hand in James’ face as the four-time MVP stepped back to his left and fired a rainbow that hit nothing but the bottom of the net with 0.2 seconds remaining. The Warriors did not have enough time to get a shot off, and James and his teammates celebrated Miami’s fifth win in the past six games heading into the All-Star break. James dropped in 36 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and also dished out nine assists for a Heat club that again played without Dwyane Wade. Chris Bosh donated 19 points and Michael Beasley added 16 to the winning cause. Curry poured in 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting, David Lee recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards and Klay Thompson netted 17 points in the loss, Golden State’s third in the last five games.

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